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To help promote scale monster trucking, Pro-Line has uploaded a highlight video from the 2018 Monster Jam World Finals. The video has action from the full sized trucks, as well as from the rc monster trucking that went down at the Las Vegas finals. With amazing scale detailing, modern day rc monster trucks look just like their full sized counterparts, [...]
Uploaded by ARRMA late last week was a new video for the 4×4 Granite. The video, titled “Monster Bash”, is short but shows how fun driving the Granite 4×4 is. Below you can see a pair of Granite 4x4s jumping, throwing roost, as well as doing some general bashing. As you can see, the Granite 4×4 has long travel suspension [...]
The war at the top of bash mountain is beyond fierce. You’ve got large scale short course trucks, you’ve got massively over-powered 1/8 monster trucks, you’ve got low slung truggies that seem to be glued to the ground in the corners, etc. One of the trucks at the top for Losi is the LST 3XL-E from Horizon Hobby. The LST [...]
After reviewing a couple of other trucks from DHK, we finally got a shot at one of their 8th scalers. A few weeks ago we started testing the 1/8th RTR DHK Hobby Maximus Monster Truck to see how it stacks up to its competition. The Maximus sports quite the affordable price point, we wanted to see if the truck was [...]
To get ready for a weekend filled with high-flying bash action, why not have a look at the latest Traxxas video? Their newest video features the original BIGFOOT No. 1 as well as the new school BIGFOOT. Watch below to see both trucks getting in some good old fashioned bashing, including hitting some plastic skateboard ramps. In short, the BIGFOOT video [...]
The folks over at SWORKz have announced that they have updated their Zeus monster truck. The Zeus is a beast coming in at 1/8th scale, now it comes with a different gear ratio for improved performance. Here are some of its other highlights- * Hard coated T6 aluminum chassis * T6 aluminum shock towers * Metal CVD style driveshafts * Sealed a-arms * Double protection [...]
Jumping into the monster truck wars for the first time ever is Serpent. Serpent has long been known as a high-end race car manufacturer, now they are coming after the basher market. Just announced by the Serpent crew is the MT2 RTR Monster Truck. The MT2 is a 2wd machine based off the Spyder 1/10 2wd chassis and comes completely [...]
The giant Traxxas X-Maxx has become a favorite among the bashing crowd because of how fun it is to drive. Watch the video below to see some of the best X-Maxx clips that Traxxas has now posted on YouTube. From hydroplaning to hitting huge wood ramps, the video really shows off how extreme the X-Maxx can be. To get full details [...]
After reviewing a couple of higher-end Team Redcat trucks, we discovered that Recat isn’t messing around. Their 1/8 monster truck and 1/10 Team Redcat SCT were both solid trucks, clearly capable of running with the best in their classes. Recently, we started driving the Redcat Landslide XTE monster truck. The Landslide is part of Redcat’s normal line-up of bash vehicles, [...]
While DHK Hobby is well known overseas, here in America they are just starting to take off. DHK is now carried by HRP Distribution here in the states, thus making it much easier for local hobby shops to stock them. Over the last few weeks we’ve been able to bash and thrash the DHK Crosse BL 4wd monster truck. The [...]
Just announced by JConcepts is the 1984 Ford F-250 Monster Truck Body. The big F-250 is designed to fit a wide variety of different trucks, but mostly for the solid axle scale monster truck crowd. Here are some highlights- * Officially licensed by Ford * Designed for trucks with a 13″ wheelbase * Body is 7.25″ wide * Scale inspired design * Made from heavy [...]
Recently announced by Pro-Line are three new Stone Gray Monster Truck Pre-Mounts. Stone gray wheels are the color to have this spring and now there is a stone gray pre-mount to fit just about every monster truck on the market. First up is the Badlands 3.8″ Stone Gray Pre-Mount. These are Pro-Line’s ultra-gnarly 3.8″ Badlands tires mounted up on their trendy [...]
In the beginning, the Traxxas Revo was a nitro powered monster truck that set new standards for performance. Soon, brushless was taking over everything and the E-Revo was released. The electric form of the Revo was even more extreme, going even faster, and jumping even higher. It has just been a few weeks since the Traxxas E-Revo 2.0 was announced, [...]
What is going to be the hot new look this spring? Well, that would be running Stone Grey Wheels from Pro-Line. The P-L crew has just announced their ultra-popular Badlands MX28 tires will soon be available on stone grey F-11 wheels. The stone grey wheels not only look trendy, but will really make your truck stand out in a crowd. [...]
Here it is folks, the new Traxxas E-Revo 2.0 has landed! Always considered one of the most epic bash machines ever, the new version is beefed up from nose to tail. OK, so our unboxing of the E-Revo 2.0 has a story behind it. A few days ago Brian shot an entire unboxing video to go up on our Youtube channel. [...]
